Digital BW, The Print

Hi Paul

Well it certainly is easy to be cautious re the new inks.  My first printer
was the 2100 and I was simply amazed at what it could achieve but rather
quickly I become disappointed with the matte paper blacks and the photo
paper finish.  Disappointed in a very relative sense!

It would seem to me that if a high quality photo paper finish can be
achieved with a dMax of over 2.3 then the matte papers are in trouble and
the ink switching issue is lessened considerably.  (I suspect I have wasted
much more ink due to poor MIS carts although at least the ink is a lot
cheaper to begin with.)  If they really have killed the bronzing/gloss
differential issue it is going to be great.  Time will tell as to whether
the early fluff has substance.

On another note I think all potential purchasers of these printers in the UK
need to unite and complain to Epson re their pricing.  The 4800 has an MSRP
of £1,756 (incl VAT).  That's almost the USD price but with a £ sign instead
of a $ sign.  Don't they know £1.00=$1.85...

Cheers

Steve


> From: Paul Roark <paul.roark@...>
> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Sun, 15 May 2005 09:56:57 -0700
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: RE: [Digital BW] Epson K3 Inkset Permanence Rating
> 
> Steve,
> 
> One could also read the WIR notes as indicating the "new" UC K3 inks are
> basically just UC inks, with the addition of the LLK and a lot of hype.
> 
> Personally, I think the 2400 would be high on my list, but I'm going to wait
> for a dual K large format machine.  The black ink changing may be fine for a
> service bureau, but not for the type of printing I do.
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com
>